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Motor performance in normal pressure hydrocephalus assessed with an optoelectronic measurement technique
Author(s) -
Matousek M.,
Wikkelso C.,
Blomsterwall E.,
Johnels B.,
Steg G.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1995.tb00453.x
Subject(s) - hydrocephalus , normal pressure hydrocephalus , medicine , intracranial pressure , optoelectronics , physical medicine and rehabilitation , materials science , anesthesia , surgery , dementia , disease
The motor performance of 10 patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) was clinically assessed with the aid of a computer assisted optoelectronic movement analysis system (Mac Reflex). We used the Posturo Locomotion Manual (PLM) method that gives a quantitative estimation of the postural, locomotor and manual performance in freely moving humans. Measurements were done before intervention, after CSF tap test and 3 months post installation of a CSF ventriculo peritoneal shunt. Comparison was made to data from 10 matched normal subjects and 10 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Shunt operation of the NPH patients and 1‐dopa treatment of the Parkinson patients improved the motor performance to a comparable degree. However, while the NPH patients improved the speed in the PLM test after the operation, the PD patients also improved the co‐ordination after 1‐dopa treatment. This could indicate a different mechanism behind the improvement of motor performance in NPH and PD after intervention.